Zaffrin and Brian created Five Dot Botanics to offer proof that effective skincare can be formulated with minimal ingredients. It was part of a challenge to embrace the power of minimalism generally, and came out of an effort to find an ingredients list they were comfortable with #decodeyourskincare#minimal#founders#ethicalbeauty

#icymi : I've put together a Gilmore Girls inspired look on thee blog featuring a bunch of makeup from one of my newest indie beauty brands I've found. :)
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I'm on a hunt to find, gather, and create various #motd looks from clean makeup brands. So if y'all know or have any recommends, send them my way and tag em below. :)
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Check it out now (link in profile-->MOTD: Autumn Stars Hollow Inspired Look).

I discovered @westofsouthskincare Prickly Pear Repair Serum this past summer and I can't hold it in any longer - you guys, get ready to be WOWED!
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It's notable for so many reasons but let's start with these.
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1️⃣It's a day and night treatment serum formulated to address signs of UV damage + cell viability. And it's 100% organic. For real.
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2️⃣It's formulated in a base of Prickly Pear Seed Oil which just happens to be one of my fave ingredients. It has crazy amounts of Vitamin E and CoQ10 and helps to reduce fine lines, brighten, and restore elasticity.
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3️⃣One of the star ingredients here is organic Supercritical Rice Bran which delivers .5% ferulic acid. Ferulic acid is such a great antioxidant and is crazy bioavailable from Rice Bran CO2. It's also clinically proven to reduce the visible depth of wrinkles, scars, photo-aging texture, and fade dark spots.
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4️⃣Organic Rice Bran CO2’s Vitamin B3 and 16 amino acids also work to improve skin’s elasticity and firmness.
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5️⃣It also has Kalahari Watermelon Oil with the rare skin-repairing Vitamin E gamma-tocotrienol, Blueberry Seed Oil with zeaxanthin, which is clinically proven to help stimulate healthy hyaluronic acid synthesis and collagen production, Evening primrose which provides anti-inflammatory gamma-linoleic acid that soothes and softens skin...and so much more!
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This oil goes on light and soaks right in. Easy to wear under makeup as a primer, as an oil serum under moisturizer or as a moisturizer by itself. A true pleasure.
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PS - It's also fragrance + essential oils free AND free shipping! Plus I scored you a coupon code too - It's all in today's post!
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Link in bio to check it out, hear more of my thoughts and geek out with me over these ingredients.
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Have you tried West of South?
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#WestofSouthPartner
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📷 by yours truly over an Annie Leibovitz
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Flowers still blooming in Florida🌴 This Fall has been a hot one, but this morning the air is a crisp 64°🍂Here, we mostly see the seasons change in the form of fallen Palm Fronds 😂 I wish you could smell this lovely Plumeria from my garden 👃🏼 It has survived many hurricanes 🌀 Reminding us all that: we can brave life's storms, regenerate, and BLOOM 🌸 even unexpectedly...

I’m usually one to stay in my comfort zone and go with the more natural eye makeup look, but I think that’s changing.
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Im using this ✨ NEW HOLIDAY RELEASE ✨ by @jocustomcosmetics in “Sparkling Pine” as a liner. It’s a fun way to add a pop of color without being too bold and out of my comfort zone and I’m kinda lovin’ it!
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This is the makeup look I had a few days back and I received so many questions and compliments on this look and had to tell everyone to wait a few more days for the release! 🙊 Well it’s available now in addition to 4 other beautiful colors! (More #motd ‘s to come!). But word is they are selling out FAST, so go and order yours now!
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P.S. Jo was so kind enough to give me a special code for you all to save 10% off your first order with “HANNAH10”
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#naturalmakeup#mineralmakeup#greenbeauty#holidayrelease#organicblog#naturalblogger#bold#cleanbeauty#mua#undiscovered_muas#glowgetter

So, I finally put The BEST Loaded Sweet Potato up on the blog! This #plantbased beauty has my ❤️! It’s so filling and beyond flavorful- one of my absolute favorite ways to eat a sweet potato. What are some of your favs to add to a loaded sweet potato?
Link to the blog is in bio💕

Today on madaleigh.com I’m sharing My Immunity Boosting Tips and Natural Remedies for when you start to feel sick! This has a top requested blog post since it’s that time of year of runny noses, throat tickles and other bugs that come with this cooler weather. 🤧🤕🤢
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I’m sharing a list of supplements, foods and essential oils I recommend when you start feeling sick. Obviously, you don’t have to check EVERY item off the list, and some are for specific symptoms, so feel free to pick & choose what you think will work for you!
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Now, before you go check it out… I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am no MD! I also don’t claim to know what’s best for YOU and YOUR family. This is just a taste of what works for me and mine! Link in bio for the post!

I ate raw garlic this week. Like a true amateur, I literally chewed it like I was eating an almond.
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Good news and bad news. The good news is it took my cold from a 6 to a 3 OVERNIGHT. The bad news? I smelled bunk for 24 straight hours - and out of all the God-given smells in this world, the smell of garlic on people plucks my gag reflux.
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Garlic. Proven antifungal, anti-microbial and antiviral.
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For example, garlic has been proven to be effective against a plethora of bacteria including; Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas, Proteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Klebsiella, Micrococcus, Bacillus subtulis, Clostridium, Mycobacterium, and Helicobacter. It has also been documented that garlic exerts a differential inhibition between beneficial intestinal microflora and potentially harmful enterobacteria.
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But as far as the common cold goes: There are insufficient clinical trials regarding the effects of garlic in preventing or treating the common cold. A single trial suggested that garlic may prevent occurrences of the common cold. This trial randomly assigned 146 participants to either a daily garlic supplement or a placebo for 12 weeks.
The investigation revealed 24 occurrences of the common cold in the garlic group compared with 65 in the placebo group, resulting in fewer days of illness in the garlic group compared with the placebo group.
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I’ve never been provided with such shallow evidence and been so convinced all at the same time.
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You guys gave me so many great tips for how to take it in the future like dice it and swallow it down with some lemon water so you don’t taste it - or chew it. Genius.
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How about you? Have you used garlic to kick a fungus/bacteria/virus/common cold?
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103721/#!po=45.1389
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STOVE TOP POTPOURRI , YA’LL. 🍁 This little concoction is making my house smell like a fall heaven. This is a nice alternative to a candle and you can throw in whatever fruit and spices you have lying around. Here’s what I did:
Fill pot with water and add:
1 apple sliced
1 orange sliced
1 TBSP whole clove
2 cinnamon sticks
5-6 pieces of star anise
Bring water to a boil and then lower to simmer. Continue checking in and add water as it evaporates. Enjoy!!❤️. #fall#sweaterweather#josiepresets

Want a green smoothie recipe that doesn’t include banana? My green glow up smoothie is perfect for you! I love this smoothie because it is great for cleansing the body of toxic heavy metals such as aluminum, copper, nickel, lead, and mercury.
You may be thinking to yourself, “Wait , what? I don’t recall consuming any heavy metals.” Well, the truth is, that we are unknowingly exposed to heavy metals on a regular basis through cookware, pesticides in food, air pollution, plastics, household cleaning products, tap water, and more. That’s why it is important to incorporate foods into our diet that can help us prevent adverse heath effects due to these heavy metals.
Ingredients (serves 2)
1/2 cup organic frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 of 1 large organic cucumber, sliced
1 large handful of organic parsley, chopped
4 sticks of an organic stalk of celery, chopped
1/2 head of organic romaine lettuce, chopped
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender. Serve immediately and enjoy! #sacredplate

“There is always something to be thankful for” - Today, I’m thankful for being able to do what I do, to hopefully share more positivity around and spread awareness about healthy and toxin free products. Health is our greatest wealth, let’s choose the safest options for us and our loved ones🌷
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There are many reusable products to cover up our bowls and this unbleached fabric bowl cover is our favourite. It’s easy to use, and each cover comes with a quote that inspires and motivates - great way to start a fabulous morning or as gifts for our loved ones! We love that they are unbleached, so your food doesn’t come close to any traces of bleach. Such an easy swap from disposable cling wrap, don’t you think? Fabric bowl covers are available at @thegreencollective.sg and on our website (link in bio).
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↠ https://wellnesswithin.sg/products/edgy-moose-designs/
↠ All natural, organic and toxin free

Did you know that sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on the appearance of your skin? Aromatherapy creates a relaxing environment so you can fall asleep faster! This limited edition @beautyheroes x @demamielskin sleep series collection is designed to help quiet down your mind and improve your sleep.
Settle— stills your mind and reduces inflammation with a botanical blend of herbs, watermelon seed oil and passionflower oil, which maximize the impact of magnesium, zinc and Vitamin B—essential for a deep, calm sleep.
Anchor— perfect for light sleepers; this herbal formula settles your mind by calming an overactive nervous system.
Rise— ideal for the mornings in need of an energy boost!
Sleep Journal— set time aside time to reflect on anything on your mind—gratitude, unresolved issues and future plans.
Available for yourself or a friend in the @beautyheroes store! Link in bio. Have you ever tried aromatherapy? #beautyheroes#demamiel 📷: @tamera.darden

Last weekend, the bf and I journeyed to Yucaipa, CA to pick up a hand-crafted table piece to complete our living room, and that ending up taking us on an apple farm detour. :)
So today's #motd is inspired by our apple adventure. All products used were created using @rootpretty products (with the exception of mascara).
Check out my Instastories to see how and what goodies were used. :)

Over the moon to have made this list! •
The super talented and resourceful Lisa from @thisorganicgirl has cooked up a list of 50+ Affordable Organic Beauty Brands AND we are on it🌿
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This resource is full of the most effective yet affordable products on the market today with links to sites that will save you the most. •
Shop @thechoosychick and use Code THISORGANICGIRL to save 10% on our products including Petala Balm and Top Note Wild Citrus Body Oil.
Visit the link in our profile to read @thisorganicgirl's full post.

Makeup is something I struggle with. I enjoy it, and love the process/products, but I also want my girls’ to grow up believing they are beautiful without makeup. I’m not sure exactly how I’m going to teach that to them, but I do try to leave the house without makeup frequently so they at least see a mama who is confident in her own skin. But that’s been something I’ve struggled with as well. For almost all of my life I struggled with acne, and it left me feeling very insecure. It’s only been in the last few years that I’ve been able to find answers and clear up my skin. So because a lot of you have asked, I’m sharing what I’ve learned, and the products that have worked for me on Truncation today (link in profile). How do you guys approach makeup? And if you have daughters, how do you teach them about it?

LET'S USE REUSABLES! This is one of your orders packed with beautiful reusable products - Organic Facial Rounds and Organic Cloth Pads. We truly believe that organic is the most sustainable way to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals on the environment and on ourselves. It isn't just plastic and waste that we have to reduce but also the harmful chemicals that are being released into the environment and waterways. By using organic, you're helping the organic farmers to grow and the environment to live without being harmed. Let's all make thought-through choices for a more sustainable future 🌻
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https://www.wellnesswithin.sg
All things natural, organic and toxin free